page_title: 2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums
section_title: Summaries
hierarchical_section_title: 2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums / Summaries
caption_attribution_description: English: The 18 cities hosting RNC debates in the 2012 electoral cycle.
context_page_description: The 2012 United States Republican Party presidential debates were a series of political debates held prior to and during the 2012 Republican primaries, among candidates for the Republican presidential nomination in the national election of 2012. The first debate occurred on May 5, 2011, in Greenville, South Carolina, and was hosted by Fox News, while the last debate was held February 22, 2012, in Mesa, Arizona, and was hosted by CNN.
caption: Eighteen cities hosted Republican debates in the 2012 presidential election cycle.  Goffstown, NH and Tampa, FL each hosted two debates, for a total of twenty nationwide.
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